Update on sponsored posts.
September 13th, 2007 by 2xKnight
I’ve tried to monetize this site to make it self sustaining. One of the ways I’ve been experimenting with is sponsored posts. I’ve tried to make sure that the sponsored posts are on topic, or at the very least make them fun. I think I’ve done pretty well. I’ve controlled myself when looking for sponsored content. Sorry, I’m afraid you’re not likely to see a post about vaginal reconstruction on this blog.
Goin’ Postal.
I’ve been signed up to Pay Per Post since the tail end of July. It’s been pretty good to me. I’ve managed to make about 50 bucks with Pay Per Post. That will go a long way to paying hosting fees next year. One good thing about Pay Per Post, they seem to like openness. I’m updating you on how this part of my blog is going, and they’re paying me to do it. As long as they run things that way, I’ll probably stick around.
What are your thoughts?
What do you think about sponsored posts? Are they a good way for a blog to earn it’s keep? Are they a necessary evil of blogging? Are they a festering boil that should be cut out of any blog they’ve tainted?
: Money, 
I’m all for paid content as long as it doesn’t overwhelm the original content. But then, I’ve been with PPP since I was blogging on myspace. My “real” blog turns 90 days old on October 10th so I can submit. I can’t wait for just the inspiration of someone saying, “okay, write about this.”
Thanks for commenting Tina.
Well, you can tell I’m not against it. I agree that the paid posts need to be kept in control. A paid post that doesn’t fit the content? Bad, bad idea. Not only are you screwing up your blog but you’re also screwing the advertiser. If it doesn’t fit, then the people that read that blog probably won’t be interested anyway.